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Bird Flu Has Hit California Dairies So Hard That They’re Calling It ‘Covid for Cows’

The virus has spread rapidly in California, the nation’s largest producer of milk. Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions.

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Avian influenza, a virus known as H5N1, primarily sickens birds, but it can spread to mammals.

California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu in Cattle

19 December 2024 at 06:52
Officials have discovered the virus in 645 dairy herds, more than in any other state so far.

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While California was not among the first states to detect the bird flu virus in dairy cattle, the state’s agriculture department has found the virus in 645 dairies.
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